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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7595095 | Coated article, manufacturing method therefor and coating apparatus A method of making a coated article is provided. The method includes electrostatically depositing powder onto a metallic article to be coated using an electrostatic spray gun while the metallic article is being rotated around its axis such that the powder is deposit... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7074548 | Apparatus and method for forming thin-film A method of forming a thin-film including a capability to remove contaminants from the formed thin-film and/or a substrate on which the thin-film is formed using alcohol. The method includes allowing a substrate holder to support a substract. A first mixture is prod... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6875480 | Method of enhancement of electrical conductivity for conductive polymer by use of field effect control The present invention is to provide a method of enhancement of electrical conductivity for conductive polymer by use of field effect control, wherein on the substrate, whose surface was treated with a field, was coated by a containing monomer or oligomer solution of... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6803070 | Apparatus and method for embedding nanoparticles in polymeric medical devices An apparatus and method for embedding particles into the polymer matrix of a medical device are disclosed. The apparatus may include an electrostatic spray nozzle adapted to direct a stream of nanoparticles dissolved in a solution toward a positive outlet. A medical... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6749764 | Plasma processing comprising three rotational motions of an article being processed An article which is being processed with plasma is moved during plasma processing so that the motion of the article comprises at least a first rotational motion, a second rotational motion, and a third rotational motion which occur simultaneously. The apparatus that... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6673396 | Method for producing an SiO2 blank by adjusting shape of deposition burner flame In a known method for producing an SiO2 blank, SiO2 particles are formed in a burner flame of a deposition burner and are deposited under the effect of an electrical field on a substrate. Starting therefrom, in order to indicate a si... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6638577 | Method of manufacturing golf club head A method of manufacturing golf club heads comprises a process of coating golf club heads with a paint by passing the golf club heads through a space in which the paint is sprayed by an electrostatic spray coating machine so that the charged spray of the p... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6395346 | Process for application of a fluoropolymer coating to a threaded fastener The present invention is directed to a process for the application of fluoropolymer to a preselected area of a threaded fastener, and particularly to substantially all of the threads of the fastener. The fluoropolymer is supplied to a spray nozzle in powd... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6156392 | Process for triboelectric application of a fluoropolymer coating to a threaded fastener The present invention is directed to a process for the application of fluoropolymer to a preselected area of a threaded fastener, and particularly to substantially all of the threads of the fastener. The fluoropolymer is supplied to a spray nozzle in powd... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6132562 | Method and device for transporting cylindrical substrates to be coated For coating substrates (17,18,20,21,22) in a vacuum-coating chamber (2) the substrates are introduced by an air lock into the coating chamber (2) and moved along a transport path in front of the coating sources (50a,b,c,d) producing a coating cloud. To th... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6117479 | Electrostatic coating Method of electrostatically coating a substrate wherein the substrate is brought to a coating station at which it is held substantially electrically isolated from its surroundings adjacent a source of particulate coating material. The substrate and the co... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6010573 | Apparatus and method for endothelial cell seeding/transfection of intravascular stents An apparatus for modifying an intravascular stent with endothelial cells and/or engineered endothelial cells which may have genetically altered DNA to minimize failure rates includes an external conductor sleeve, an insulating tube held therein, and a pai... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5994110 | Methods for direct synthesis of compounds having complementary structure to a desired molecular entity and use thereof Compounds which possess a complementary structure to a desired molecule, such as a biomolecule, in particular polymeric or oligomeric compounds, which are useful as in vivo or in vitro diagnostic and therapeutic agents are provided. Also, various methods ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5886100 | Thermosetting coating composition The thermosetting coating composition in a powdery form, includes (a) a binder resin prepared by the steps comprising preparing a starting material monomer mixture of two different polymerization reactions, each of the polymerization reaction being carrie... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5552190 | Golf ball and method of manufacturing the same A golf ball has a surface uniformly covered with a paint coat so that carrying properties of dimples can be stably elicited. A paint to which is applied a voltage of more than 50,000 V is supplied to a disk revolving at a speed of more than 15,000 rpm for... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5104682 | Coating method A highly reflective surface coating on a substrate is formed by a coating method in a coating line. A paint is sprayed on the substrate in a viscosity of 18 seconds or lower when measured by means of Ford Cup #4 at 20° C. in a film thickness thicker than... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5037676 | Method and apparatus for cleaning, coating and curing receptor substrates in an enclosed planetary array A method and apparatus for coating cylindrical and belt-like photoreceptor substrates includes a coating chamber for receiving a planetary array of substrates surrounding a central horizontal axis. An applicator is located within the coating chamber along... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4972569 | Method for rotatingly transferring hollow cylindrical articles A method of rotating and transferring hollow cylindrical workpieces without causing the outer surfaces of such workpieces to come into contact with each other and a non-contact method of coating hollow cylindrical workpieces which are rotated and transfer... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4900580 | Process for the electrostatic lacquering of printed circuit boards A process for the electrostatic lacquering of printed circuit boards formed with continuous holes as soldering places for connecting wires. The characterizing feature of the process is that the printed circuit boards, continuously conveyed in a suspended ... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4898747 | Electrostatic coating of rubber-to-metal adhesives on metal parts A method for applying rubber-to-metal adhesives to metal parts, such as tubular metal sleeves, employs electrostatic disc-type coaters includes the employment slow solvents which maintain the adhesive in a wet or liquid condition from its atomization at t... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4650693 | Method for producing an aerosol stream A process for producing an aerosol stream, which is conducted through an essentially aerosol-free vapor and/or gas stream to prevent undesirable precipitation of particles contained in the aerosol stream, is augmented by additionally employing thermophore... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4517219 | Electrostatic powder coating control apparatus and method Apparatus for coating wire and the like includes a build control bar that projects horizontally, into the cloud chamber of an electrostatic fluidized bed coating unit, from a supporting carriage. The carriage permits facile movement of the control bar to ... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4499118 | Method for coating with an atomizable material A method for applying a coating of atomizable material to the inside surface of a glass tube comprises positioning a rotatable member within the tube, delivering the material to a surface of the member adapted to receive the material, and rotating the mem... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4481228 | Electrostatic painting method and apparatus A paint sprayer is disposed substantially on the axis of an almost closed (omega-shaped) loop formed by a transporter. Its axis of rotation is aligned so that the area in which the sheet of atomized paint it produces intersects the cylinder defined by the... | 11/06/1984 |
